Where does “cheroot” come from?
Cheroot comes from Portuguese charuto, from Tamil சுருட்டு, from Tamil சுருள் meaning "to roll."
cheroot (English): A cigar with square-cut ends
Definitions
- A cigar with square-cut ends
Ancestry of “cheroot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tamil | சுருட்டு | cigar |
| 2 | Tamil | சுருள் | rolling; a roll, coil, bundle; roll of betel... |